Summary
Tesla’s first Megapack plant outside the U.S. — energy storage next to Giga Shanghai in Lingang.
Megafactory Shanghai
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Background
Tesla said in 2023 that Shanghai would get a Megapack factory. Site work is visible from the air in April 2024; the official groundbreaking is May 23, 2024. Construction finished in about seven months. Trial production started around year-end 2024, with the first China-made Megapacks in early 2025. Local drone filming largely stops after a May 2024 flight ban.
Timeline
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Energy plant announced
Tesla says Shanghai will get a Megapack factory near Giga Shanghai.
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Site work visible
Drone flights show the Lingang energy-storage site under construction.
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Official groundbreaking
Tesla holds a construction-start ceremony; local filming hits a flight ban.
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Trial production
Construction is largely done in about seven months; trial production starts.
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First Megapacks
First China-made Megapacks leave the plant; early export is reported to Australia.
Job listings
Open roles at Megafactory Shanghai
US listings for this plant on Tesla Careers.
Timelapse
Yearly construction stills at Megafactory Shanghai
Yearly slideshow from the same satellite stills as Compare — play a year of construction without leaving the page.
Drone flyovers
Aerial clips of Megafactory Shanghai
Curated YouTube clips — newest first. Same campus, different altitude.